ABOUT US
‘For the Defense of the Gospel...’ (Phil 1:16)

I was ordained to Priesthood on 21 September 2014 for the Archdiocese of Madurai with the ministerial motto “For the Defense of the Gospel” (Phil 1:16).
Academic Timeline
2003 - 2006
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B.A. (English), The American College, Madurai, Tamilnadu.
2009 - 2011
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M.A. (English), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu.
2016 - 2017
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Diploma in Counselling and Religious Formation, National Vocation Service Centre (NVSC), Pune.
2017 - 2019
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Licentiate in Moral Theology, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune.
2019 - 2024
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PhD in Catholic Theological Ethics, Boston College, Massachusetts, USA.
Pastoral Timeline
2014 - 2015
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Fr. Dhinakaran Savariyar.
Assistant Parish Priest, Holy Magi Church, W. Pudupatty, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2015 - 2016
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Fr.Dhinakaran Savariyar
Assistant Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Church, Munjikkal, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2019 - 2024
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Fr.Dhinakaran Savariyar
Facilitator of Pastoral Ministry and Residential Clergy at St Mary – St Catherine of Siena – St. Francis de Sales, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA.
2024
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Fr.Dhinakaran Savariyar
Formator-cum-lecturer, St. Paul’s Seminary, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.